Donald Terry McRae passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Covington, Louisiana at the age of 81.  He was born on Wednesday, November 6, 1935 in Anniston, Alabama to the late Margaret Marion Terry McRae and the late Dayton Waldrop McRae.  Donald was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.  He was an Army Veteran, serving in the Korean War.  He was a 1962 graduate of Duke University.  Donald worked 30 years at the E. I. DuPont Company and 10 years at Pathology Group of Louisiana.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.   

 

Donald is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Linda Klose McRae; daughters, Kathryn Constantin and her husband Robert, and Kelly McRae Jumonville and her husband John; son, Christopher McRae and his wife Susan; sisters, Barbara Durham, and Anita McRae; grandchildren, Ryan and Steven Constantin, and Lauren and Conner McRae.

 

He was preceded in death by his father, Dayton Waldrop McRae; and mother, Margaret Marion Terry McRae.

 

A memorial service will be held at a later date in North Carolina.

Memorial donations may be sent to:

The Iron Dukes Fund

116 Cameron Indoor

Box 90542

Durham, NC  27708